Constructing canal-boats in sections and manner of uniting them



ROBBERT FRAZIER, 0F WAYNESBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

CONSTRUCTING CANAL-BOATS IN SECTIONS AND MANNER OF UNITING THEM.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 1,776, dated September 10, 1840.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it lmown t-hat I, RoBBERr FRAZIEMOWaynesburgh, lWIilin county, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a newand useful Improvement in Canal and Railroad Transportation, which isdescribed as follows, reference being had to the annexed drawings of thesame, making part of this specification.

The nature of my invention and improvement consists in the mode offastening to# gether the sections of a canal transportation boat Wherethe sections are placed two abreast and three or more in file.

Figure 1 is a top view; Fig. 2 the staples. Fig. 3 is a view of the yokeor bow fastening.

The sections A forming the boat are made like watertight boxes andstrung together two abreast and three in le thus forming a boat of sixsections which will convey abo-ut forty eight tons7 as each section willcarry about eight tons. The forward sections will be so shaped as whenbrought together that they will form a convex bow of proper iigure. Therear sections will be so shaped as to form a suitable stern. The middlesections will be made square at the ends. The bow and stern sections areheld together by iron yokes B shaped to lit them having round bars cprojecting inward horizontally one section into the other into whichlatter the shorter one extends and on both of which are cut the threadsof screws-one to the right and the other to the left and on which isscrewed a large right and lefty nut D, which when turned to the rightdraws the sections simultaneously toward each other and when turnedtothe left they cause them to recede from each other.

The fastenings for the center and sides consist of horizontal eyes andstaples E into which are inserted vertical rods F.

The mode of placing the sections on the cars and conveying them over therailway is similarv to other modes in use.

I/Vhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentconsists in 1. Placing the-boats two abreast as described.

2. The mode of fastening the sections together when oating by the yokesand screws as described.

ROBBERT FRAZIER.

Witnesses:

WM. P. ELLIOT, E. MAHER.

